Eleanor (Airwolf)
Background
Eleanor Haines runs an import business in San Francisco, California. Her son is Terry Haines and her husband was Mike Haines.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 3 Episode 19 Break-In at Santa Paula played by Jane Merrow
A limo drives up to Santini Air and Eleanor gets out. She walks up to Dominic and Caitlin O'Shannessy and asks to speak with Stringfellow Hawke. She walks up to Hawke and they speak for the first time in 15 years, the day of Eleanor and Hawke's friend Mike's funeral. Hawke tells Eleanor he thought Mike could have been someone if he had never married Eleanor and Eleanor tells Hawke that Terry is in a Central American jail. She asks Hawke to help get Terry out of prison and then tells Hawke, Dominic and Caitlin how Terry was framed for transporting drugs and sentenced to 14 years in Santa Paula prison. She tells Hawke that Terry has a heart condition and Hawke at first refuses to do it, due to its illegality. In Santa Paula, Hawke, Dominic and Eleanor survey the prison with binoculars and during the evening make their plans on how to rescue Terry. Afterwards Hawke and Eleanor talk and she tells him what she did after Mike's death. Hawke has another meeting with Dominic and Eleanor and they lay out their final plans.
After the first failed escape plan, Dominic, Caitlin and Eleanor have another meeting and Dominic comes up with a plan to get inside the prison. Caitlin and Eleanor drive up to the prison and get out of the car, causing a distraction in the prison. They ask Paco for directions and then leave. After their escape, Hawke drives towards a helicopter that Caitlin is flying and Eleanor is in and they all get in and fly off. Back at Santini Air, Eleanor tells Hawke that Michael Coldsmith Briggs III, Archangel told her the FIRM can help get rid of Terry's conviction. Eleanor tells Terry it is time to go, but Terry insists he go with Hawke to fly Gentry back to Texas. Before leaving, Eleanor hugs Hawke and thanks him.